Refrain from posting nasty messages. If you can't be civil, unsubscribe.
rather then respond item by item to that barrage of
gibberish, moron, remember what prompted your original
response - I had said it was unfortunate that Apple
didn't build the MACINTOSH with a crt controller. Then
you
There's really no reason to get angry about this either way. One man's
refuse is another's treasure, especially when it comes to computer
equipment. None of my friends understands how I can be enthusiastic about
old computer technology, such as the Lisa OS and hardware. But, they can
talk
It's truly a shame that the Lisa wasn't a success. If Apple had had better
management, perhaps the company's primary platform would have had
protected memory. It would have given Apple more credibility and saved
users from a lot of pain.
The Lisa's failure in the market doesn't diminish the
I don't think anyone has the Lisa version of Alice. I wrote to several
members of the original Mac team, including Capps, and only received a
reply from one of them, I believe it was the creator of folklore.org.
If I'm wrong, I'd love to get a copy. After all, it's Apple's first game,
right? That
Always put things on Ebay that are Lisa related. Don't throw them away.
The miniscribe drives that I have seen were prone to failure because the
mechanism would suck in dirt that would stop the platters from moving.
There was a guy in Chicago years ago who repaired the mfm miniscribe
drives
The clock has never worked. I know about the time issue. Not even setting
it to times the Lisa clock can recognize worked, even after I got it. I get
an error message that the time is not set (or something similar) every time
I turn the computer on. I assume the batteries were dead or the clock
The ProFile, at least the 5 MB version, was compatible with the Apple III.
The ProFile that I have with my Lisa came from an Apple III. I formatted it
when I attached it to the Lisa. I heard somewhere that once a ProFile is
formatted by a Lisa, an Apple III can't use it. But, that seems
Why has the Lisa team remained silent? Isn't there a book here? I'd
personally love to have all the anecdotes and the like concerning the
Lisa's development to read. There's a little bit about it on the Mac
Folklore site, but everything is so Mac-centric. It would be refreshing to
read about the
